This is your chance to bring your ensemble to the NFA Convention. The Festival will include traditional NFA convention performances as well as many new opportunities for a variety of ensembles. Ensembles of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to apply.
We will accept applications from flute ensembles (groups of five or more flutes).
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, November 15th 2023 at 11:59pm Central Time.
The Festival will include featured performances such as pre-gala concerts, showcases and educational events. All ensembles will be anonymously adjudicated for placement within the Festival and events will be tailored to suit each ensemble. All Flute Ensemble Festival activities will take place at The Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, in 2024. If you want to submit a flute choir themed workshop or flute choir educational event, then please do so through the standard call for proposals due on October 1, 2023. This portal should be used for flute ensemble performance applications only.
The top-placed collegiate flute choir will receive the Mary H. Anderson Collegiate Flute Choir Award. The Award includes a grant of $1,000 to go toward convention registration for the flute choir, use of the Mary H. Anderson contrabass flute, a dedicated 25-minute concert, and the naming of the flute choir as the Mary H. Anderson Collegiate Flute Choir. This initiative is supported by the Mary H. Anderson Endowment Fund.
All ensembles taking part in the Festival will be chosen through an application process. Applications will be anonymously reviewed to determine acceptance into and placement within the Festival.
The NFA is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all convention participants. Presenters whose proposals are accepted will be asked if they have accessibility needs as part of the session confirmation process so the NFA may provide the necessary support.
Please submit the following materials:
2 separate works OR 2 movements of a single work that contrast with one another.
Each work/movement must be more than 2 minutes and less than 5 minutes in length. A continuous excerpt from a work that is trimmed to 5 minutes is acceptable if a
desired application selection is longer than 5 minutes when performed in its entirety.
The two selections should be uploaded as separate sound files (mp3, mp4, wav, m4a, wma). You may use or trim an existing recording of your ensemble that was recorded after
January 1, 2023. It is preferred that you use a sound file from a recording session or live performance that took place after July 31, 2023.)
Required: A 22-25 minute program of music. The program must fit within a 30-minute performance time slot that includes set-up, talking, and tuning.
(refer to this Sample Program for formatting guidance).Optional: include an expanded 45-50 minute program of music to be considered for a 60 minute performance time slot that includes set-up, talking and tuning. The longer program must include all of the music from the required shorter program.
Programs will not be allowed to change after submission unless the organizers have specific requests so please plan carefully. If you are including a world premiere, the timing of the new work must be included, but the title may be added later. Please review the 2024 program chair's vision for the 2024 convention and try to incorporate that with your programming selections.
Following is a list of additional items and information that will be required when submitting the application.
Personal information of submitter
Submitter must be an individual NFA member when the proposal is submitted.
Ensemble description/bio including location (city, state, country) and director(s) names if applicable
Applicable demographics
Youth (more than 75% younger than high school age)
High School (more than 75% high school students)
Collegiate (more than 75% college students)
Mixed ages
Adult (community, professional)
Repertoire information
Title of Composition
Composer’s Name
Composer’s Dates
Opus No.
Publisher
Arranged by
Currently in print (yes/no)
World Premiere (yes/no)
Titles of Movements
Timing of Composition (Use mm:ss format. Please do NOT estimate!)
Ensemble description/bio for Program Book
300-character (including spaces and punctuation) bio
Bios should begin with the ensemble’s name and use full sentences, not lists.
Bios can be a maximum of 300 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
Do not include review quotes or adjectives.
Use postal abbreviations for states.
Spell out school names and use “Univ.” for “University.”
Formatted Versions of your program(s) in performance order with a roster of flute ensemble members. If your application is accepted, the roster may be resubmitted
between April 1–April 30, 2024.